US margin-debt on stocks are at an absolute record high

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Submitted by PaulRen on Fri, 17/10/2025 - 12:14pm

US margin debt on stocks there, are at an absolute record scary high. (See graph below) As margin force-selling on daily mark-to-market is a very SEC mandated super strict rule!  Its called "Maintenance margin" and is one of the strictest US securities' law. For all the right reasons. The amount one can borrow is...

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